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For Stevens Point Journal Media

Visitors to central Wisconsin often remark on the balanced mosaic of forests, wetlands, farmland and development that makes this area such an attractive place to live.

Because development is largely nonreversible, it is essential that we make every effort to protect the natural components of the landscape in order to maintain the balance most people seem to desire and appreciate. This is the mission of North Central Conservancy Trust, or NCCT, a nonprofit land trust that works with landowners to protect their land in perpetuity with conservation easements.